Of Mysteries and the Truthâ€”Is BITSAT Tougher Than JEE-Main?

IITs have earned themselves a huge reputation across the world in technical education owing to many illustrious achievements in the past to its credit. Millions of engineering aspirants toil through days and nights to crack IIT-JEE in a hope of making it to the hallowed engineering institutions of India. But the claims of supremacy by IITs have been put to rest after the report of Times of India made the headlines.
According to the TOI report, BITSAT is more competitive exam than JEE-Main. To find out the truth, we must study different unique aspects of the examinations and compare them wisely.

Number of Seats V/S Number of ApplicationsThe report published by the newspaper considered the statistics of number of seats available in BITS and IITs and number of students applying for the entrance examinations of the both institutions. Refer to the table given below:

Examination

Candidates

Seats

Ratio

BITSAT

1.36 Lakh

2,000

68

IIT-JEE

5.2 Lakh

9,600

54

The table shows that 1.36 Lakh candidates for BITSAT 2014 will compete for 2,000 seats at BITS campuses while 5.2 lakh IIT-JEE candidates will vie for 9,600 seats in all major IITs. BITSAT tops the list with the highest ratio of 68 followed by IIT-JEE.

Exam/Paper Patterns of the ExaminationsBITSAT 2014 Exam/Paper Pattern:
There will be 150 questions in the paper. The number of questions from each section is given in the table given below:

Subject

Number of Questions

Part I Physics

40

Part II Chemistry

40

Part III (a) English ProficiencyÂ (b) Logical ReasoningÂ

1510

Part IV Mathematics / Biology

45

Total: 150

All questions in the paper will have multiple choice questions with four options. There will be only one correct answer. There will be negative marking in the paper. One right answer will fetch 3 marks while one wrong answer will fetch -1 mark.
BITSAT is a three hour exam and there is no time limit for individual parts of the test.

Paper 1 for aspirants of engineering courses (Candidates can opt for an Online Test OR Offline Test)

Paper 2 for aspirants to the Architecture/Planning courses (available only as Pen & Paper Based Test)

Duration of the examination was 3 hours.

JEE Main 2014 Exam Pattern for Paper 1

Â 1.Â Â Online – Computer Based Test (CBT):

The CBT covered questions from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with equal weightage to all subjects.

The JEE Main 2014 Question Paper consisted of three parts with equal weightage to all the three subjects

The candidates had to opt for the correct response for each question out of four responses given.

Each question was allotted 4 marks. There was negative marking in the examination. One wrong answer deducted Â¼ of the total marks.

2. Offline – Pen & Paper Based (Paper 1):

The total duration of the examination was 3 hours.

There were 30 questions from each subject namely Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

The JEE Main 2014 Question Paper was a multiple choice question paper with one correct answer from a choice of four answers for each question.

All subjects carried equal weightage with each question carrying 4 marks for a correct answer.

Every wrong answer resulted in deduction of one mark due to negative marking of Â¼ (one fourth) of the total marks.

Expected Cut-Offs

BITS Pilani CampusÂ

Â BITS PilaniÂ Campus

Cut offÂ BITSAT 2014 score

B.E.(Hons.): Chemical

300-315

B.E.(Hons.): Civil

300-310

B.E.(Hons.): Electrical & Electronics

320-345

B.E.(Hons.): Mechanical

320-335

B.E.(Hons.):Â Manufacturing

290-300

B.Pharm.(Hons.)

240-255

B.E.(Hons.): Computer Science

350-365

B.E.(Hons.): Electronics & Instrumentation

300-315

M.Sc.(Hons.): Biological Sciences

260-285

M.Sc.(Hons.): Chemistry

270-295

M.Sc.(Hons.): Economics

300-310

M.Sc.(Hons.): Mathematics

290-300

M.Sc.(Hons.): Physics

295-310

M.Sc.(Tech.): General Studies

270-280

M.Sc.(Tech.): Finance

270-285

M.Sc.(Tech.): Information Systems

270-290

BITS Goa Campus

Cut offÂ BITSAT-2014 score

B.E.(Hons.): Chemical

270-280

B.E.(Hons.): Electrical and Electronics

390-300

B.E.(Hons.): Mechanical

270-295

B.E.(Hons.): Computer Science

300-315

B.E.(Hons.): Electronics & Instrumentation

270-290

M.Sc.(Hons.): Biological Sciences

270-285

M.Sc.(Hons.): Chemistry

260-275

M.Sc.(Hons.): Economics

260-270

M.Sc.(Hons.): Mathematics

260-280

M.Sc.(Hons.): Physics

270-280

M.Sc.(Tech.): Information Systems

260-270

Â BITS Hyderabad Campus

Cut offÂ BITSAT-2014 score

B.E.(Hons.): Chemical

260-280

B.E.(Hons.): Civil

285-295

B.E.(Hons.): Electrical and Electronics

300-305

B.E.(Hons.): Mechanical

290-315

B.E.(Hons.): Computer Science

300-320

B.E.(Hons.): Electronics & Communication

290-300

B.E.(Hons.): Electronics & Instrumentation

280-295

B.E.(Hons.):Â Manufacturing

270-280

B.Pharm.(Hons.)

240-260

M.Sc.(Hons.): Biological Sciences

260-275

M.Sc.(Hons.): Chemistry

260-285

M.Sc.(Hons.): Economics

270-280

M.Sc.(Hons.): Mathematics

260-270

M.Sc.(Hons.): Physics

280-285

M.Sc.(Tech.): Information Systems

270-290

Â JEE-MainÂ

Category

% Reservation

Total Seats

Cut off Marks

% cutoff

Open

50.5%

75,750

113

31.4%

OBC

27.0%

40,500

70

19.4%

SC

15.0%

22,500

50

13.9%

ST

7.5%

11,250

45

12.5%

Total

100.0%

1,50,000

All the aforementioned discussion and comparisons done between JEE-Main and BITSAT help us gain an insight into both the examinations. We can draw our own conclusion from the facts above. However, the supremacy of the two doesnâ€™t really matter. What really matters is the fact that both have carved their special niches in their respective fields. They both have made the country proud. They both have made the entire take a notice of our engineers.